Woman Charged In Walter Reed Traffic Rampage Deemed Competent
Angela A. Cobbold, 27, is a "completely rational, reasonable person" while taking medication, her brother-in-law said in court.
The woman charged in a two-state car chase and traffic melee involving gunfire outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda has been deemed competent to stand trial, but the case may nonetheless hinge on whether she was "not criminally responsible" for her actions because of her mental state, according to statements made in court. A Montgomery County District Court judge set bail at $50,000 on Wednesday for Angela A. Cobbold, 27, who is charged with first-degree assault and reckless endangerment after police say she attempted to run down a Navy security officer with her car outside Walter Reed Bethesda Oct. 23. Cobbold's bail hearing appearance was via closed-circuit TV from Montgomery County Correctional facilty where …
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Mark Risk
4:38 pm on Thursday, November 1, 2012
This person may have "medical" issues but she has shown that she is IRRESPONSIBLE and is a danger to others when driving.......She should lose her driving license. more ›